2024 Irish Poker Festival

€3,000 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
2024 Irish Poker Festival
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
€177,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€3,000
Prize Pool
€753,330
Entries
285
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
18
Players Left
1
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Level: 30

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

Rantamaki Fires Big on the Turn

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Sean Hegarty raised to 240,000 from the cutoff with Joni Rantamaki defending out of the big blind.

The two players checked the 578 flop to see the 10 come on the turn. Rantamaki led out for 450,000 and Hegarty tank-folded his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Sean Hegarty
5,900,000
200,000
200,000
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Joni Rantamaki
2,650,000
215,000
215,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Sean HegartyJoni Rantamaki

Full House for Buckley

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

In a blind versus blind situation, Sean Hegarty in the small blind let Mark Buckley bet on 55J and check-called.

Both players quickly checked the 6 turn leading to the 6 river where Hegarty checked again.

Buckley took this opportunity to bet 680,000. Hegarty called, but couldn't do much against Buckley's full house with 105.

Player Chips Progress
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Sean Hegarty
5,130,000
770,000
770,000
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Mark Buckley
3,950,000
1,840,000
1,840,000

Tags: Mark BuckleySean Hegarty

Rantamaki Calls the Clock

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Joni Rantamaki limped from the small blind and Sean Hegarty raised to 400,000 out of the big blind. Rantamaki called.

The two players checked the 29Q flop to see the 8 come on the turn. Rantamaki led out for 620,000 and Hegarty called.

The 7 fell on the river and Rantamaki bet 350,000. Hegeraty went deep into the tanking, thinking for over three minutes. Eventually, the clock was called on him by Rantamaki. When the floor staff counted down to one second, Hegarty folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Sean Hegarty
4,000,000
1,130,000
1,130,000
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Joni Rantamaki
3,700,000
1,050,000
1,050,000
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Joni RantamakiSean Hegarty

Level: 31

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000

O'Rourke Shoves on Rantamaki

Level 31 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

With the action having slowed down considerably, Joni Rantamaki raised to 325,000 from the cutoff and then folded to Conor O'Rourke's three-bet shove for 2,500,000 from the big blind

Player Chips Progress
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Joni Rantamaki
4,200,000
75,000
75,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
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Conor O'Rourke
3,000,000
650,000
650,000

O'Rourke Folds on the River

Level 31 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

In a limped pot, Conor O'Rourke in the small blind checked the 86J flop then called after Joni Rantamaki in the big blind bet 160,000.

Both of them checked the 10 turn, and O'Rourke checked again the 7 river. Rantamaki bet 450,000, and he made O'Rourke fold.

Player Chips Progress
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Joni Rantamaki
5,000,000
800,000
800,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
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Conor O'Rourke
2,700,000
300,000
300,000

Tags: Conor O'RourkeJoni Rantamaki